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Opinions on Benz Micro Glider w/ SME 3009?? Other options I should consider?

I'm about to pull the trigger on a high output Benz Glider and a Bottlehead Seduction phono pre. I'm currently using my J A Michell Hydraulic Reference table with the SME 3009 Improved arm and a vintage Shure V15 III. The Shure I suspect is probably toast/dried up?? It tracks well and seems to perform okay technically, but the sound is just horrible. It sounds boxy, flat, lacks dynamics, hard, cold, and tends to be fatiguing and a little bright. There is also a hole in the lower mid-bass. Doesn't sound like the reputation these carts have. I have three of them and I've tried them all with different stylii and they all sound the same. Harsh, I would call it. Not the full, rich, warm, and transparent sound I am looking for. Enter Benz Glider. Is this the cartridge for me? I want the smoothest, most silky, lush cartridge in the world. Grados are out of the question for me. Anything else I should be considering? This is the final countdown...


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Topic - Opinions on Benz Micro Glider w/ SME 3009?? Other options I should consider? - Mr Blue Sky 05:07:56 09/27/05 (3)


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